Delicious UK - (03)March 2020

1 Gentlywarmthemilkand40gof
thebutterina smallsaucepanuntil
thebutterhasjustmelted(don’tlet
it boil).Putbothflours,thesalt,
sugarandyeastinthebowlofa
standmixer(orina largemixing
bowl),thenstirtocombine.Make
a wellinthemiddleoftheflourand
pourinthewarmedmilk/butterand
oneofthebeateneggs,thenmix
witha woodenspoontocombine.
2 Mixinthestandmixer(orinthe
mixingbowlusinganelectricmixer)
onmediumspeedfor 15 minutes
oruntilyouhavea smoothbutwet
andstickydough.Turnthespeed
upslightlyandaddtheremaining
100gbutter,a tablespoonata time,
makingsureeachadditionis
incorporatedintothedoughbefore
addingthenext.Mixfor5 minutes
moreuntilthedoughissmooth,
slightlystickyandveryelastic.
3 Coverthebowl,thenleavethe
doughtoriseinthefridge overnight
(seeMakeAhead).
4 Forthefilling,mixtheNutellawith
thetahiniandallspiceina medium
bowl.Dusttheworksurfacewell
withflour,thentipoutthedough
anddustthatwithflour,too.Rollout
toa rough30cmx 60cmrectangle,
movingthedougha fewtimes
duringrollingtopreventit sticking.
Dustwithextraflourasnecessary.
Spreadthefillingevenlyoverthe
dough.Startingfroma longedge,roll
upthedoughtightlylikea swissroll.
5 Withtheseamunderneath,cutthe
doughinto6 equalpieces.Rolleach
piecesoit’sslightlylonger,then
makea cutlengthwaysdownthe
centreofeachpiece,leaving1cmat
oneendsothehalvesarestilljust
attached.Twistthe2 strands
aroundeachotherina looseknot,
thenputeachoneina baking
paper-linedYorkshirepuddinghole.
Coverloosely,thenleaveina warm
placetoprovefor 30 minutes.Heat
theovento180°C/160°Cfan/gas4.
6 Brushthetopsofthebunswith
theremainingbeatenegg,then
bakefor 25 minutes.Brushagain
withthebeatenegg,coverwithfoil
tostopthebunsbrowningtoomuch,
then bake for 10 minutes more or

untilthebunsfeelspringytothe

touch.Leavetocoolinthetinfor

5 minutes,thentransfertoa wire

racktocoolcompletely.Eatwhile

stillwarmorasfreshaspossible.

PERBUN612kcals,36.8gfat(16.8g

saturated),12gprotein,56.5gcarbs

(24.7g sugars), 0.6g salt, 3.2g fibre

Hotcrossmillionaire’s

shortbread

MAKES 24 30.HANDSONTIME 30 MIN,

OVEN TIME 20 MIN, PLUS SOAKING

MAKE

AHEAD

Addthechocolatecrosses

2 hoursbeforeservingand

leavetoset.Thecompleted

millionaire’sshortbreadswillkeep

forupto3 daysina cooldarkplace.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

Oncethecrosseshaveset,

linea boxwithcompostable

bakingpaperandwrap.

Find boxes at cakecraftshop.co.uk.

FORTHESHORTBREADBASE

• 200gplainflour


• Pinchgroundcinnamon


• 1 tspgroundmixedspice


• 150gbutter,cubed


• 50ggoldencaster sugar


• 75g currants

FORTHECARAMEL

• 300gbutter


• 300glightmuscovadosugar


• 2 x 397g tins condensed milk

FORTHETOPPINGANDDECORATION

• 100gdarkchocolate,chopped


• 100gmilkchocolate,chopped


• 75g white chocolate, chopped

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• 30cmx 20cmdeepbakingtin,
  greasedandlinedwith
  compostablebakingpaper;
  reusable piping bag

1 Heattheovento160°C/140°Cfan/

gas3.Fortheshortbreadbase,

brieflywhizztheflour,spicesand

150gbutterina foodprocessorto

finecrumbs(orputtheflour,spices

andbutterina bowlandrubtofine

crumbsusingyourfingertips).Add

thecastersugarandwhizzagain

untilthemixturestartsclumping

together(orbringtogetherinthe

mixingbowlusinga woodenspoon),

thenstirinthecurrants.Tipintothe

linedtinandlevelwiththebackofa

spoon.Don’tpackthemixturedown

toofirmlyorit willbetoughwhenit

bakes.Bakefor 20 minutes(watch

carefully– don’tletit burn)oruntil

palegoldenandsandytothe touch.

Leavetocoolinthetin.

2 Forthecaramel,meltthe300g

butterandlightmuscovadosugarin

a heavy-basedpan,thenstirinthe

condensedmilk.Bringtotheboil,

thenbubblefor5 minutes,stirring

allthetimetopreventthecaramel

catching,untilthemixturethickens

andisgolden.Pourevenlyoverthe

shortbreadbase,then leave to set

(seeMakeAhead).

3 Forthetopping,putthechopped

darkandmilkchocolateina

heatproofbowl,thenmeltovera

panofjustsimmeringwater(don’t

letthewatertouchthebowl).Stir

gently,pourthechocolateoverthe

caramelandspreadwitha palette

knife.Cool,cutintosquares, then

setona wirerack.

4 Todecorate,putthechopped

whitechocolateina separate

heatproofbowl,thenmeltinthe

samewayasthedarkchocolate.

Transfertoa pipingbagandcut

a smallholeatthepointto

makea nozzle.Carefullypipe

crossesontoeachsquare,then

leavetosetbeforeserving.

PERSERVING(FOR30)319kcals,

17.3gfat(10.8gsaturated),3.4g

protein,37.3gcarbs(32.2g sugars),

0.4g salt, 0.5g fibre

THE HOME-BAKED GIFT

HOME ECONOMY: MOLLY COCKELL